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单词 kalian
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Definition of kalian in English:

kalian

noun kaˈljɑːn
  • A Persian tobacco pipe with a long tube that draws the smoke through water; a hookah.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A guest, if he does not bring his own pipe and pipe-bearer, has a kalian offered to him.
    • They want to know whether the people smoke kalians and ride horses.
    • The sleek-looking spice merchant was smoking kalian after kalian in dreamy contemplation of his assistant waiting on customers.
    • They will sip sherbets, drink syrupy tea, smoke kalians, and gossip incessantly.
    • I had smoked a kalian once before, though not very successfully.
    Synonyms
    pipe, water pipe, hubble-bubble, chillum, narghile

Origin

Mid 19th century: Persian ḳalyān, from Arabic ġalayān 'bubbling up, boiling'; compare with calean.

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